[Flask] Storage Context

[Gergely Polonkai]

If you are talking about https://github.com/thadeusb/Flask-cache, please be
aware that that module is unmaintained for 5 years now. Flask-Caching (
https://flask-caching.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) is a maintained fork of
that project.

On Fri, 26 Jul 2019, 17:07 Ben Duncan, <linux4ms at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, looks like Flask-Cache maybe what I am looking for.
> I will RTFM some more ...
>
> Thanks ..
>
> *Ben Duncan*
> DBA / Chief Software Architect
> Mississippi State Supreme Court
> Electronic Filing Division
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 9:49 AM Gergely Polonkai <gergely at polonkai.eu>
> wrote:
>
>> Thatʼs exactly what i found. That callable list thing is nothing i have
>> heard before and canʼt really see a use case.
>>
>> The persistent dict thing is what Iʼd use a cache for, Flask-Caching or
>> not.
>>
>> Best,
>> Gergely
>>
>> On Fri, 26 Jul 2019, 16:45 Ben Duncan, <linux4ms at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Kinda sorta, more like a persistence dict / list
>>>
>>> Best documentation I could find describing it:
>>>
>>> Module storagesource code
>>> <http://gelfand.crbs.ucsd.edu/examples/static/epydoc/web2py.gluon.storage-pysrc.html>
>>>
>>> This file is part of the web2py Web Framework
>>> Copyrighted by Massimo Di Pierro <mdipierro at cs.depaul.edu>
>>> License: LGPLv3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html)
>>>
>>> Provides:
>>>
>>> - List; like list but returns None instead of IndexOutOfBounds
>>> - Storage; like dictionary allowing also for `obj.foo` for `obj['foo']`
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Classes [hide private
>>> <http://gelfand.crbs.ucsd.edu/examples/static/epydoc/web2py.gluon.storage-module.html#section-Classes>
>>> ]
>>>   List
>>> <http://gelfand.crbs.ucsd.edu/examples/static/epydoc/web2py.gluon.storage.List-class.html>
>>> Like a regular python list but a[i] if i is out of bounds return None
>>> instead of IndexOutOfBounds
>>>   Storage
>>> <http://gelfand.crbs.ucsd.edu/examples/static/epydoc/web2py.gluon.storage.Storage-class.html>
>>> A Storage object is like a dictionary except `obj.foo` can be used in
>>> addition to `obj['foo']`.
>>>   StorageList
>>> <http://gelfand.crbs.ucsd.edu/examples/static/epydoc/web2py.gluon.storage.StorageList-class.html>
>>> like Storage but missing elements default to [] instead of None
>>>   Settings
>>> <http://gelfand.crbs.ucsd.edu/examples/static/epydoc/web2py.gluon.storage.Settings-class.html>
>>>   Messages
>>> <http://gelfand.crbs.ucsd.edu/examples/static/epydoc/web2py.gluon.storage.Messages-class.html>
>>> Functions [hide private
>>> <http://gelfand.crbs.ucsd.edu/examples/static/epydoc/web2py.gluon.storage-module.html#section-Functions>
>>> ]
>>>
>>> load_storage(filename) source code
>>> <http://gelfand.crbs.ucsd.edu/examples/static/epydoc/web2py.gluon.storage-pysrc.html#load_storage>
>>>
>>> save_storage(storage, filename) source code
>>> <http://gelfand.crbs.ucsd.edu/examples/static/epydoc/web2py.gluon.storage-pysrc.html#save_storage>
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>>>
>>> *Ben Duncan*
>>> DBA / Chief Software Architect
>>> Mississippi State Supreme Court
>>> Electronic Filing Division
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 8:26 AM Gergely Polonkai <gergely at polonkai.eu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I never used web2py, but from the documentation it looks like some
>>>> basic caching functionality. If this is the case, you should check
>>>> Flask-Caching (a fork of the unmaintained Flask-Cache). It can store the
>>>> cache in memory or in a file, or connect to memcached, Redis, and a bunch
>>>> of other storage backends.
>>>>
>>>> (Disclaimer: i’m one of the maintainers of that package).
>>>>
>>>> If, however, you don’t need a persistent(ish) cache, the simplest
>>>> solution is probably to set g.my_storage to a dictionary and use the
>>>> dictionary methods to access it.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Gergely
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Gergely Polonkai
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>>>>
>>>> fös., 26. júl. 2019 kl. 13:16 skrifaði Ben Duncan <linux4ms at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Ok, I'm coming form web2py and adopting Flask
>>>>> However, one of the things I had under web2py is a module called
>>>>> Storage.
>>>>> It worked much like a memcach database.
>>>>>
>>>>> See: https://web2py.readthedocs.io/en/latest/storage.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there anything like that in Flask?
>>>>> I've adapted the storage module for my use in Flask, but I'd rather
>>>>> use anything native
>>>>> to Flask.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks ..
>>>>>
>>>>> *Ben Duncan*
>>>>> DBA / Chief Software Architect
>>>>> Mississippi State Supreme Court
>>>>> Electronic Filing Division
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